The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-30

ami Forty fourth
congresses, although his seat in the latter
was successfully contested 10y Mr.. lie Moyne,
who was seated after period of one year.
Mr.. Farwell had quarrele,i with the late
Senator Logan, but when the latter
nominated III lN~4 he buried all personal feel
ing and worked like beaver 10 secure the
election of the Republican ticket. SubSe-
auently in ISNJ, when Gen Logan IA
candidate for reelection to the United States
senate, ami when it WAS thought that Far
wells friends would be able to bring about
the defeat of the general, Mr. Farwell refused
To permit the us, of his maine This is thought
to have greatly Influenced the friends of the
dead senator To give Mr. Ftrwel their united
support. Mr. FarweIl and Gen. Logan had
had a complete reconciliation prior to the
latter's death
Mr.. Far~eIrs victory is the more notable
from the number of strong contestants that
were in the field for I.ngan's place. Beside
the Hon. Milton Hay. who, it was at one
time supposed would he named by the gov
ernOr for the place, there We're the Hon.
Joseph Il. Cannon, Hon. Lewis F.. Payson,
Hon. Horatio q. Burchari, Hon. Thomas }.
Henderson AMI Hon. Clark +. Carr.
Mr.. Cannon is "A resident of Danville, Ills.
and has been a member OF congress for four
teen years, that he is already pretty well
known. He il southerner 10y birth, having
first seen the light at Greensboro, y. C., III
$50 He has always given u great deal IF
attention To postal matters. MIR. Cannon is
not 50 good IA Speaker some of the other
candidates. He is dapI-r i'll appearance and
not large physically.
Judge PaySOn Is a native of Rhode Island
and received the title of judge when he was
elected Judge of the Livingston county Ulls)
court in IS,D Eleven years later he WAS
elected To congress and has served continu-
ou-ly since. He has always fought the cattle
kings of the west, AMI has been warm advo-
cate of the Hcnnepn canal scheme. Mr.
Payson was IA warm friend of Gen. Logan.
Hon Horatio G.. Burchard, of FreepOrt,
was born aU Marshall, Oneida county, y. "
He settled in Illinois when quite young. AS
director of the mint, which position he held
for some time, and member IF congress.
lie commended himself To the country
generally
Thomas J. Henderson is a native of Brown
VILE Tenn He served during the war for
the Union and has held various legislative
positions, among them being member of con
gress.
Colonel Clark f. Carr of Galesburg. is a
native of Boston, and was one OF the most
outspOken candidates for General Logan's
seat He was i'll the war, was a warm friend
| Of Logan and has not held any legislative
offices.
These We're the men who sought TO sue
coed Logan, and, though but one could lie
successful, the high level of their aspirations
may account for the space given them here.
While upon the subject of Logan's sue
ceSsor, it may not be oHt of place to present
picture of the house i'll which the general
was born That interesting event took place
Feb Q, 1896, i'll a low rooted house i'll Muir
physboro, Ills. Murphysboro i i'll that part
of Illinois known as Egypt, and the house
where the future successful soldier and legis-
latOr first the light Is characteristic
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